Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Twin Cities Area
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

